MAHĀYOGA PRACTITIONER TRAINING

11/22 - 6/6, 2026-2027

Our 6 Month Mahayoga Practitioner Training is the crown jewel of all of our offerings for committed seekers. Harshada has been offering long-form trainings since 2006. This year's training is something he has been wanting to do for many years.

For years and years people would ask me "What kind of yoga do you teach?". I would never know what to say. What I teach is Mahāyoga. That's what I learned in the ashram, that's what my gurus taught me, that's what I learned in India. This year I want to offer something more clear, more deep, and more intensive than ever before. I think people are ready.

Mahāyoga is term that refers to the ancient spiritual yoga practiced and taught by the awakened masters or siddhas. It's not one technique. It's not a "brand" of yoga. It is an ancient approach that weaves together many traditions, many teachings, and many practices to support the unfolding of our innate, divine, human magnificence. This year our six-month training program is an opportunity to dive into deep practice and learn the fundamentals of Mahāyoga and become empowered to offer Mahāyoga teachings and practices to others.

Nityānanda Bābā - the modern era guru of Harshada's spiritual lineage.

Let's make yoga mystical again!

The ancient roots of yoga were not about exercise. The roots were not about an escape or some kind of entertainment or spa service. We know that, but how do we make the yoga that we practice and the yoga that we teach a truly transformational experience?

Mahāyoga masters didn't adhere to orthodox systems of wisdom or practice. They brought in whatever they needed to help the awakening and realization of their students. We want to create this training to be a place where lovers of mystical yoga and sincere seekers can drink deeply from the well of the centuries old Mahāyoga tradition. You can learn more about the Mahāyoga lineage Harshada belongs to here.

Our six month training has six sections:

Month One: INITIATION

Mahāyoga is based on the awakening of the Kundalinī Shakti - our innate spiritual intelligence. The first month of teachings and practice is dedicated to establishment of relationship with our awakened Shakti. You're learn about sādhana - the spiritual path - and will be introduced into the mantras of Mahāyoga. You'll learn about the lineages of Mahāyoga and where we fit in to the tradition as mahāyogis today. We will also be studying the ethical principles of yoga (Yama/Niyama) from a Mahāyoga perspective and learning about what Harshada calls "Anti-oppressionist Spirituality".

Month Two: MAHAYOGA SADHANA

Month two will be about really learning how to cultivate a hardcore and deeply enjoyable practice. In Mahāyoga, the practices are all about supporting the spontaneous awakening and expansion of Kundalinī. We don't need to do a crazy amount of practice, but we do need to do consistent, sincere, and deep practice. We'll learn about the yogic concepts of Abhyasa and Vairagya from a Mahāyoga point of view and about Upāya; the concept of all practices being remedies. You'll learn about the practice of study and writing known as swadhyāya and learn how to do it in an effective, powerful way. You'll learn how to make all the practices your own, and begin to help guide others to do the same.

Month Three: MYSTICAL ANATOMY

We will study and experience the various maps of our subtle, mystical anatomy, exploring how these different maps relate to and illuminate one another. We'll get into the Four Bodies, the Fourfold Psychic Instrument, the Seven Chakras, Six Koshas, and of course, we will learn about Harshada's core teachings and practices related to the Three Hearts. You'll come to understand how these different maps describe and organize the same inner terrain, and you'll learn to navigate that terrain for yourself and guide others to navigate theirs.

Month Four: THE SĀDHANA OF TRANSFORMATION

Mahāyoga is deeply transcendent and also deeply grounded in our humanity. Transformation on the path isn't just about connecting to the Divine, but also about refining our experience of being magnificent human beings. In Month Four, we will learn about Saṁskāras, Vāsanās, the Three Types of Karma, the cultivation of virtues (from Bhagavad Gītā), and powerful tools for the self-work that helps to ensure that we don't fall into "spiritual bypass" or become "spiritual ding-dongs".

Month Five: BHAKTI YOGA

Bhakti Yoga is a much misunderstood aspect of the path. It's the path of devotion, yes, but it's a profound path that is actually not so easy to tread. In Month Five, we will learn about Nirguṇa/Saguṇa Bhakti; how to be devoted to the Divine without defining or confining God into particular boxes or limitations. This is so important in this day and age. We will be initiated into the practices of Bhakti like Nāmasaṅkīrtana (chanting), and Sevā (sacred service). We will delve into traditional teachings about Bhakti from the Bhakti, Baul, and Sufi poets as well as Sanskrit Texts like Bhagavad Gītā and Nārada Bhakti Sūtra.

Month Six: LIVING MAHAYOGA

How do we bring our yoga into every aspect of our life? In our final month we learn Mahāyoga teachings about Sahaja Samādhi - the absorption into the Divine we have in every moment of life. We learn authentic classical Tantric Yoga teachings and practices and how to embody what Harshada calls the path of the Mahāyoga Bodhisattva. You will learn how to use your diet, your sleep patterns, your sexuality, and your relationship to movement and exercise to best support you on the spiritual path. During this month we will learn key teachings from classical Tantric texts as well as important verses from the Bhagavad Gītā.

Note: This is not an āsana instructor training. Āsana (physical postural yoga practice) will be one of the practices you will be encouraged to do, and we will learn about the place of hatha yoga within the broader Mahāyoga Landscape and you will also do regular Body Temple Dance classes as part of the training. But it is VERY different from a common "yoga teacher training". Our aim is to fill a gap in the modern yoga world and teach all of the "other" aspects, in particular the inner, mystical aspects of yoga.

“When I was a boy and I would see scary things in the news, my mother would say to me, ‘Look for the helpers. You will always find people who are helping.’ To this day, especially in times of disaster, I remember my mother’s words, and I am always comforted by realizing that there are still so many helpers—so many caring people in this world.”

– Fred Rogers

The Nuts and Bolts

Trainees will meet for online classes with Harshada three Sundays a month and be initiated into different practices for our bodies, minds and subtle awareness. Each month of the training will include reading and the classes will be based around key verses from source texts such as Patañjali Yoga Sūtra, Bhagavad Gītā, Shiva Sūtra, Chidākāsha Gītā, Guru Gītā, Ashtāvakra Saṁhitā, and essential sacred poetry.

This year Harshada is collaborating with several guest teachers and authors to create a whole new container for the advanced training, including Mā Parvathy Baul, Dr. Gopalkrishna Shenoy, Dr. Varsha Chaudhari, Harpinder Mann, Gautam Sachideva, and Brahmaprakash and Ranjana Gaur.

• The classes will be interactive and will all have ample time for questions and discussion.
• Once every month Harshada will interview one of his guest teachers for class.
• Depending on the level of enrollment, trainees will have also opportunity for private sessions with Harshada to deepen their learning.
• Trainees will get massive discount incentive to come on retreat with Harshada in India.

Let's make Yoga Mystical Again!

In addition to the vast knowledge, experience and personal transformation from being in this training, teachers will also be trained to offer a selection of the Mahayoga practices and teachings in your classes and various offerings.

If this content appeals to you and you are a somewhat experienced practitioner, teacher, healer, or student of yoga, fill out the application us an email and tell us about yourself and your interest in the training and we will put you on the list. Harshada will need to interview everyone. Past Indian Pilgrimage participants will get first dibs.

The goal: A Soul Centered Life. The training will train your to connect deeply with your own inner truth, clearly with the Divine (as you understand it) and get free from whatever is holding you back from being deeply happy, free, and ready to serve in the highest way.

Many of the trainees are teachers or people who want to be teachers, but it's not a "teacher training" as such. The training sets you up to be a carrier of wisdom and servant of love in any situation. This is how Harshada describes the Mahāyoga Bodhisattva.

Harshada has been working with the classical wisdom teachings from the Indian Mystical Tradition for more than 30 years and has trained countless practitioners. Trainees in this year's training will be carefully selected according to their readiness and willingness to commit to their own development. The other criteria is vision: what is the vision for how you will share what you learn. It doesn't mean you're going to be a dharma teacher. Maybe you're a visionary parent or a entrepreneur. Maybe you're in recovery and have a vision for a wisdom-driven life. Only you know.

Six Months of Supervised Sadhana

Harshada will select a qualified group of trainees and engage with them for 6 months of life and practice and spiritual unfolding. Harshada will offer three group sessions per month and be available for office hoursas needed. You'll do private sessions with Harshada also. These sessions are very powerful. On your own time, you will be required to do daily practice, complete reading and other practice assignments, participate in group dialogs and attend at least one in-person retreat with Harshada during the 6 months. You can expect to dedicate between 30 and 60 minutes on average, per day.

The Nectar of Commitment

We will have weeks off and you can take days off, but the true power of this training is the sustained commitment. It takes a particular kind of strength to stay with a process for 6 months. When you do, it will pay off.

The Investment

The training includes the 12 group sessions, plus six private sessions (one per month). Trainees get free access to all of Harshada's online courses during the six months of the Mahayoga Training, and also get $1000 discount on tuition for the India Pilgrimage Retreats.

The Basic Level Tuition is 5500 pre-paid (one private session per month)

For the Sādhaka level the tuition is $9100 pre-paid. (three private sessions per month)

Payment plans available.

To Apply, go to the main website and fill out the application.

Someone will get back to you and Harshada can have a conversation with you about your intentions.

CLICK HERE FOR THE APPLICATION